Origins of Progressivism - How was Populism a forerunner to Progressivism?
Directions: For all of the following people, laws, etc. – provide a 1-2 sentence description/explanation that identifies the importance of the term.
Muckrakers - Upton Sinclair: author if The Jungle which helped with consumer safety because it regulated the meat packing industry - Jacob Riis: wrote How The Other Half Lives; one of the first books about photojournalism that shows life in the tenement houses - Lincoln Steffens: a journalist; specialized in investigating gov. and political corruption; editor of McClur magazine; worked with Ida Tarbell - Ida Tarbell: one of the first women writers; first big job was exposing Rockefeller and critisizing the standard oil company - Henry Demarest Lloyd: also wrote an expose of John Rockefeller and the standard oil trust; wrote Wealth Against Common Wealth which critisized many corporations - Theodore Dreiser: socialist; wrote several non-fiction books on political issues
Political Reforms - Australian Secret Ballot: ballots printed and published by the state where the voters were able to mark their choices privately within a curtained booth Direct Primary: method for nominating party candidates by majority vote - Initiative: a method by which voters could compel the legislature to consider a bill - Referendum: a method by which citizens were allowed to vote on a propsed law printed on a ballot - Recall: enabled the people to remove a corrupt or unsatisfactory politicain from office by majority vote - 17th Amendment: all senators had to be elected directly by the people instead of state legislatures
Prohibition/Temperance - 18th Amendment: prohibited the sale, consumption, transportation and trade throughout the united states - Frances Willard: women suffragist; educator; temperance reformer; helped influence the passing of the 18th and 19th amendments
Women’s Suffrage - Seneca Falls Convention: Led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. The first women's right convention.
- Susan B. Anthony: Active in temeperance and dedicated her life to women's suffrage. She was an educational reformer and labor activist. - Alice Paul: Joined the NAWSA and was appointed chairwoman on the congressional committee in D.C. - Carrie Chapman Catt: Founded the NAWSA which was a women's rights organization
- NAWSA: Founded in 1900 and led by Carrie Catt. They petitioned congress to give women the right to vote and also encouraged women to petition.
- 19th Amendment: Women earn the right to vote
African Americans - Booker T. Washington: Head of the Tuskegee institute and argued that economic progression was most important. Wanted to concentrate on learning industrial skills. He was an author, educater, orator, and political activist.
- W.E.B. DuBois: Criticized Washington's approach, demanded equal rights for African Americans and argued that political and social rights were prerequisite for economic independence. - NAACP: Led by W.E.B Du Bois and his two goals were to abolish segregation and to increase education opportunities for African Americans. - Atlanta Exposition: Led by Booker T Washington, where he argued for black needs for education and progression and also that learning industrial skills was most important
Progressive Presidents: Teddy Roosevelt - Square Deal: Didn't favor business or labor. Made business and labor workers compromise with each other honestly.
- Northern Securities Company:railroad trust the controlled the northern pacific railway, the great northern railway, and the chicago, burlington, and quincy railroad; sued under the sherman anti-trust act
- Elkins Act: Amended interstate commerce act of 1887.
- Hepburn Act: the ICC could establish just and reasonable rates for railroads
- Pure Food and Drug Act: Forbade manufacture, sale, transport of mislabeled food
- Forest Reserve Act: Allowed president to set aside forest from lands owned by public domain
- Newlands Reclamation Act: Provided money for irrigation projects
Progressive Presidents: William Howard Taft - 16th Amendment: Established the graduated income taz
- Mann-Elkins Act: Gave the ICC the right to suspend new railways and oversee communications
- Payne-Aldrich Act: Lowering tarriffs on certain imports in the United States
Progressive Presidents: Woodrow Wilson - Election of 1912: Four way presidential race which had a split in the Republican party. Canidates were: Taft, Roosevelt, Wilson, and Eugene V. Debs. Wilson ended up winning.
- Underwood Tariff : Reimposed the federal income tax following the ratifications of the 16th amendment and lowered basic tariff rates. - Federal Reserve Act: Creates a new banking system based on circulation of dollar bills
- Clayton Anti-Trust Act: improved the sherman anti-trust act and said that trusts were not trustworthy
- Child Labor Act: Prohibitied commerce of items that were produced by child labor, ruled unconstitutional.
Other - Eugene V. Debs: Leader and founder of socialist party, ran for president 5 times with no win
Origins of Progressivism
- How was Populism a forerunner to Progressivism?
Directions: For all of the following people, laws, etc. – provide a 1-2 sentence description/explanation that identifies the importance of the term.
Muckrakers
- Upton Sinclair:
author if The Jungle which helped with consumer safety because it regulated the meat packing industry
- Jacob Riis:
wrote How The Other Half Lives; one of the first books about photojournalism that shows life in the tenement houses
- Lincoln Steffens:
a journalist; specialized in investigating gov. and political corruption; editor of McClur magazine; worked with Ida Tarbell
- Ida Tarbell:
one of the first women writers; first big job was exposing Rockefeller and critisizing the standard oil company
- Henry Demarest Lloyd:
also wrote an expose of John Rockefeller and the standard oil trust; wrote Wealth Against Common Wealth which critisized many corporations
- Theodore Dreiser:
socialist; wrote several non-fiction books on political issues
Political Reforms
- Australian Secret Ballot:
ballots printed and published by the state where the voters were able to mark their choices privately within a curtained booth
Direct Primary:
method for nominating party candidates by majority vote
- Initiative:
a method by which voters could compel the legislature to consider a bill
- Referendum:
a method by which citizens were allowed to vote on a propsed law printed on a ballot
- Recall:
enabled the people to remove a corrupt or unsatisfactory politicain from office by majority vote
- 17th Amendment:
all senators had to be elected directly by the people instead of state legislatures
Prohibition/Temperance
- 18th Amendment:
prohibited the sale, consumption, transportation and trade throughout the united states
- Frances Willard:
women suffragist; educator; temperance reformer; helped influence the passing of the 18th and 19th amendments
Women’s Suffrage
- Seneca Falls Convention: Led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. The first women's right convention.
- Susan B. Anthony: Active in temeperance and dedicated her life to women's suffrage. She was an educational reformer and labor activist.
- Alice Paul: Joined the NAWSA and was appointed chairwoman on the congressional committee in D.C.
- Carrie Chapman Catt: Founded the NAWSA which was a women's rights organization
- NAWSA: Founded in 1900 and led by Carrie Catt. They petitioned congress to give women the right to vote and also encouraged women to petition.
- 19th Amendment: Women earn the right to vote
African Americans
- Booker T. Washington: Head of the Tuskegee institute and argued that economic progression was most important. Wanted to concentrate on learning industrial skills. He was an author, educater, orator, and political activist.
- W.E.B. DuBois: Criticized Washington's approach, demanded equal rights for African Americans and argued that political and social rights were prerequisite for economic independence.
- NAACP: Led by W.E.B Du Bois and his two goals were to abolish segregation and to increase education opportunities for African Americans.
- Atlanta Exposition: Led by Booker T Washington, where he argued for black needs for education and progression and also that learning industrial skills was most important
Progressive Presidents: Teddy Roosevelt
- Square Deal: Didn't favor business or labor. Made business and labor workers compromise with each other honestly.
- Northern Securities Company:railroad trust the controlled the northern pacific railway, the great northern railway, and the chicago, burlington, and quincy railroad; sued under the sherman anti-trust act
- Elkins Act: Amended interstate commerce act of 1887.
- Hepburn Act: the ICC could establish just and reasonable rates for railroads
- Pure Food and Drug Act: Forbade manufacture, sale, transport of mislabeled food
- Forest Reserve Act: Allowed president to set aside forest from lands owned by public domain
- Newlands Reclamation Act: Provided money for irrigation projects
Progressive Presidents: William Howard Taft
- 16th Amendment: Established the graduated income taz
- Mann-Elkins Act: Gave the ICC the right to suspend new railways and oversee communications
- Payne-Aldrich Act: Lowering tarriffs on certain imports in the United States
Progressive Presidents: Woodrow Wilson
- Election of 1912: Four way presidential race which had a split in the Republican party. Canidates were: Taft, Roosevelt, Wilson, and Eugene V. Debs. Wilson ended up winning.
- Underwood Tariff : Reimposed the federal income tax following the ratifications of the 16th amendment and lowered basic tariff rates.
- Federal Reserve Act: Creates a new banking system based on circulation of dollar bills
- Clayton Anti-Trust Act:
improved the sherman anti-trust act and said that trusts were not trustworthy
- Child Labor Act: Prohibitied commerce of items that were produced by child labor, ruled unconstitutional.
Other
- Eugene V. Debs: Leader and founder of socialist party, ran for president 5 times with no win
- Jane Addams: Founded the Hull House